Richard Heron Anderson
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Richard Heron Anderson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who commanded infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Heron Anderson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7037532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Heron Anderson Context triple: [Richard H. Anderson, fullName, Richard Heron Anderson]
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A.
Russell Pearce
Russell Pearce is an American politician and former Arizona state senator best known for championing hardline immigration legislation, including the controversial SB 1070 law.
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B.
Joseph Anderson
Joseph Anderson was an early American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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C.
Joseph Reid Anderson
Joseph Reid Anderson was a prominent 19th-century American industrialist and Confederate general who led one of the South’s most important iron manufacturing enterprises during the Civil War.
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D.
John D. Ryan
John D. Ryan was a United States Air Force general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and played a key leadership role in American strategic air operations during the Cold War.
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E.
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Heron Anderson Target entity description: Richard Heron Anderson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who commanded infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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A.
Russell Pearce
Russell Pearce is an American politician and former Arizona state senator best known for championing hardline immigration legislation, including the controversial SB 1070 law.
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B.
Joseph Anderson
Joseph Anderson was an early American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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C.
Joseph Reid Anderson
Joseph Reid Anderson was a prominent 19th-century American industrialist and Confederate general who led one of the South’s most important iron manufacturing enterprises during the Civil War.
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D.
John D. Ryan
John D. Ryan was a United States Air Force general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and played a key leadership role in American strategic air operations during the Cold War.
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E.
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| alsoKnownAs |
R. H. Anderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-10-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Statesburg, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumter County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Beaufort, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| classRank | 40th of 56 ⓘ |
| commanded |
Anderson's Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ infantry corps ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1879-06-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Beaufort, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Heron Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier General
ⓘ
Lieutenant General ⓘ Major General ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
James Longstreet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P. G. T. Beauregard NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Heron Anderson Description of subject: Richard Heron Anderson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who commanded infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.